Suction arrangement for internal combustion engine
US4932368A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a V-type internal combustion engine having a pair of upwardly diverging cylinder banks and an auxiliary unit disposed at an upper portion in a space defined between the cylinder banks, a suction arrangement includes intake ports provided at an inner side of the respective cylinder banks, inclined inwardly by a predetermined angle with respect to respective clyinder axes, and extending upwardly in a generally vertical direction so as not to interfere with the auxiliary unit, and cylinder communicating portions connected to upper portions of the intake ports in communication with the respective cylinders to permit the introduction of the intake gas thereto.
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